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A moment of quiet on “The Mindy Project”? It is possible. The third season finale of the Fox comedy airs Tuesday, and Mindy Kaling--the eponymous heroine at its center--promises the usually totally chatty show will tone it down. At least briefly. And it’s all in response to Chris Messina’s affinity for silent moments. “I will say this about the finale: The last five minutes are incredible,” Kaling told The Times in a recent phone interview. “Chris always talks to me about how much he loves quiet scenes — and as a writer, that can be a little intimidating when an actor tells you that. But the last five minutes of this episode is my gift to...

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A moment of quiet on “The Mindy Project”? It is possible.
The third season finale of the Fox comedy airs Tuesday, and Mindy Kaling--the eponymous heroine at its center--promises the usually totally chatty show will tone it down. At least briefly. And...

From the Oscars red carpet to the TV smash "Empire," Dolce & Gabbana is everywhere in Hollywood. But might that soon change? Several celebrities have joined the boycott bandwagon launched by Elton John after fashion designers Domenico...

From the Oscars red carpet to the TV smash "Empire," Dolce & Gabbana is everywhere in Hollywood. But might that soon change?
Several celebrities have joined the boycott bandwagon launched by Elton John after fashion designers Domenico Dolce...

Amy Poehler and Bill Hader brought along the world premiere of the second trailer from Disney-Pixar's "Inside Out" during their visit to the "The Ellen Show" Monday.
The 2:28 trailer was posted to Disney-Pixar's YouTube channel...

Jon Stewart, who turned his biting and free-wheeling humor into an unlikely source of news and analysis for viewers of "The Daily Show," will leave as host this year, Comedy Central said Tuesday.
His departure was announced by Comedy...

NEW YORK (AP) — If you're talking about Super Bowl ads with co-workers on Monday, you're not alone. Advertisers tried to win over Americans during the game — some tried serious themes, while others went with humor. With 30-second ads costing $4.5...

Just as Hollywood's awards season heats up, half the town takes off for a snowy getaway to Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival.
Celebrating its 31st year, the festival has steadily outgrown its indie-film roots to showcase emerging and...

Lena Dunham is Elle magazine's February cover girl, and she's joined by a new class of up-and-coming TV actresses.
The vamped-up "Girls" writer-creator-star graces the cover of the magazine's fifth Women in TV issue with wildly tousled hair and...

Kate Upton is People magazine's sexiest woman.
The magazine, which doles out superlative accolades for the sexiest man and most beautiful woman, gave the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model the lofty title at its inaugural People Magazine Awards at the...

Powerhouse producer Shonda Rhimes and ABC's hit new comedy "black-ish" scored big in major nominations for the 46th NAACP Image Awards, which honor the accomplishments of people of color in television, film and other cultural categories.
Rhimes...

Mindy Kaling recently admitted that her "Office" costar and co-writer B.J. Novak may have been the "great love" who got away. Now Novak is sharing his thoughts on the topic.
Last month on "The Howard Stern Show," "The...

Deck the halls with Wreath Witherspoon! Reese Witherspoon has become a viral holiday decoration thanks to Mindy Kaling and "The Mindy Project" writers room.
Behold, the pun-happy ornament inspired by the Oscar winner, which made itself known to...

Jaaaay! Sofia Vergara is TV's highest-paid actress for the third year in a row.
It's like Emmy-night deja vu all over again...
The heavily accented "Modern Family" star topped Forbes' list of female small-screen performers by bringing home...

"Game of Thrones" continues to give the commitment-phobic plenty of reasons to avoid weddings. Fans have only just recovered from the shock and horror of last season's Red Wedding when, in Sunday's episode "The Lion and the Rose,"...

In an effort to cast a wider comedy net, NBC is taking things to the online playground.
The network announced Tuesday an initiative called "NBC Comedy Playground," a national campaign that the network describes as a way to invest in "new...

If we checked in with "The Office's" Kelly Kapoor today, she might very well be in the midst of a talking spree about Tuesday's episodes of "The Mindy Project"
"I would hope she'd tune in -- it's totally up her alley," Mindy...

This year's Teen Choice Awards will kick off Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles at 5p.m. PT/8 a.m. ET, announcing winners based on the votes of teenagers in categories such as movies, television and music.
The show was originally set...

Though Julianna Margulies said in her Emmys acceptance speech that it's "a wonderful time for women on television," a report issued on Tuesday suggests that may not be the case.
Women’s employment in prime-time television has...